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International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, AZ. – 1992
A natural history museum is a building where animals, plants, minerals, and other things in nature are kept and exhibited for study. This document is a curriculum guide to provide a variety of activities for educators and their students to use not only when visiting the International Wildlife Museum (Tuscon, Arizona), but also with natural history…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary Education, Lesson Plans, Museums
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Maher, Katherine – Science and Children, 1996
Describes the conversion of a school courtyard to a working outdoor classroom and its use in teaching students about different subjects, including agriculture, barnyard animals, ecology, biology, horticulture, archaeology, and astronomy. (JRH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Learning Activities, Nature Centers
Klages, Ellen – 1999
This document describes the Exploratorium Framework project which is a model initiative demonstrating the vital role science museums play in science education reform. Contents include: (1) "The Four Thematic Exhibit Experiments (An Overview)"; (2) "Themes (Looking at the World through Theme-Colored Glasses)"; (3) "Creating…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Field Trips, Informal Education
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Compton, Charles A. – Physics Teacher, 1979
Details the personal experiences, accumulated over a 25-year teaching career, of a physics teacher at a private boarding school in New England. (BT)
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Extracurricular Activities, Physics, Private Schools
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Rice, Karen; Feher, Elsa – Science Education, 1987
Reviews a study which investigated children's predictions and explanations of the formation of images through pinholes by use of extended light sources. Interviews with 9- to 13-year-old children at a science center revealed that a prevalent model for image formation involved light that traveled from the sources as a whole. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interviews
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Diamond, Judy; And Others – Science Education, 1987
Describes a program in which teenage students serve as the explainers of the displays in a museum. Reports on a study designed to determine whether such programs can significantly affect students' social development, their attitudes toward science, and their interest in science, teaching, and museums. (TW)
Descriptors: Informal Education, Museums, Peer Teaching, Science and Society
Granstam, Ingrid – 1991
This report is a summary of experience gained on international study tours and conferences about ways to increase young people's interest in science and technology and to change girls' attitudes towards technology by presenting the subject in a more interesting way. The document begins with some general thoughts about the significance of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Foreign Countries
Brooks, Roger C. – 1988
This report describes a program designed to improve science achievement among students in grades 4-6 in a New Hampshire school. The areas of improvement included physical, earth, and life sciences. Analysis of the problem indicated a need for improved teaching techniques and for additional materials related to the instructional strategies. The…
Descriptors: Elementary School Mathematics, Hands on Science, Inservice Teacher Education, Intermediate Grades
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Finson, Kevin D.; Enochs, Larry G. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1987
Reports on student attitudes toward science-technology-society (STS) after visiting a science-technology museum and considers what variable factors of the visitation impacted these attitudes. Results indicated that significant differences in attitudes were present between visiting and nonvisiting students and between grade levels. (TW)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Field Trips, Grade 6
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Ucko, David A.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Education, 1986
Discusses a recent addition to the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago) known as "Everyday Chemistry." This permanent exhibit on modern chemistry incorporates demonstrations of chemical reactions in ways intended to enhance public understanding. Describes the six cases in the exhibit and the automated aspects of their demonstrations.…
Descriptors: Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, Demonstrations (Educational), Display Aids
Matsumoto, Katsunobu – 1986
Most educators feel that it is important to provide novice teachers with in-service training at the beginning of their teaching careers, and to continue with such programs throughout their professional lives. With this in mind, this document outlines a proposed in-service teacher education program for Japan. The paper considers the creation of…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Grinell, Sheila – Issues in Science and Technology, 1988
Discusses the role of science centers in science education and teacher training. Traces the history of science centers and describes some of the new programmatic thrusts of such facilities. Addresses the raising of standards for science centers. (TW)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Hughes, Donna J. – 1986
This document reports on a doctoral-level practicum designed to train volunteers as docents to assist in the programs of the NOVA Children's Museum located on the Cedargrove School campus (Covina, California). Docents were found to be essential for more in-depth science learning to take place during hands-on museum experiences which promote the…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Experiential Learning
Wood, Millicent A.; Churchman, David – 1988
This study examines the limited literature on zoomobile programs and suggests that remarkable uniformity exists between such variables as types and lengths of programs offered, animals used, staffing, area served, and funding. It notes a common set of problems, from practical ones such as animal stress and liability insurance, through…
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Animals, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Foster, Gerald Wm., Ed. – 1987
This document contains the abstracts of the presentations made at this conference. Topics of presentations included: (1) linking research and science teaching using community resources; (2) planning science teacher workshops; (3) school-related recycling programs; (4) improving student attitudes toward science; (5) rural science teaching; (6)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College School Cooperation, College Science, Elementary School Science
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